Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
$25,000 to 
$49,999 
$10,000 to 
$24,999 
$5,000 to 
$9,999 
$2,500 to 
$4,999 
$1,000 to 
$2,499 
Less than 
$1,000 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
74 
81 
49 
34 
55 
108 
acres 
6,490 
4,513 
1,549 
580 
1,046 
4,360 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
199 
270 
175 
132 
155 
422 
acres 
21,661 
16,390 
8,342 
4,314 
3,046 
50,822 
Nematodes 
farms 
1 
5 
2 
4 
1 
2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
38 
(D) 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1 
6 
7 
7 
4 
2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
60 
30 
5 
(D) 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
4 
1 
3 
- 
- 
1 
acres on which used 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
35 
28 
28 
15 
25 
34 
acres 
1,830 
1,696 
854 
217 
524 
447 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
93 
135 
109 
78 
103 
246 
acres 
10,832 
10,702 
4,937 
3,487 
2,290 
13,342 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
21 
21 
19 
13 
7 
75 
acres 
12,512 
4,607 
10,578 
2,296 
1,462 
37,108 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
22 
25 
12 
25 
10 
29 
acres 
2,341 
1,378 
331 
467 
253 
1,013 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
17 
13 
8 
6 
1 
23 
acres 
2,668 
1,540 
(D) 
996 
(D) 
5,646 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
154 
147 
73 
47 
31 
82 
acres 
16,222 
9,085 
3,320 
1,247 
353 
4,946 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
53 
54 
32 
16 
12 
31 
acres 
3,322 
2,046 
669 
302 
129 
2,926 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
35 
62 
23 
31 
22 
160 
Solar panels 
farms 
26 
57 
18 
18 
17 
121 
Wind turbines 
farms 
6 
15 
11 
11 
5 
48 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
2 
- 
1 
- 
6 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
4 
Biodiesel 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
6 
- 
2 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
2 
3 
4 
1 
- 
25 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
538 
796 
691 
646 
736 
2,889 
Part owners 
farms 
266 
269 
170 
123 
66 
437 
Tenants 
farms 
71 
96 
54 
30 
32 
140 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
808 
1,068 
864 
771 
802 
3,337 
acres 
770,756 
436,104 
235,839 
235,186 
102,689 
3,327,603 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
804 
1,065 
861 
769 
802 
3,326 
acres 
697,088 
389,879 
178,907 
156,067 
89,406 
3,131,581 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
338 
367 
231 
164 
100 
595 
acres 
358,731 
364,824 
83,011 
81,035 
36,459 
1,158,285 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
337 
365 
224 
153 
98 
577 
acres 
358,491 
360,509 
81,415 
75,938 
35,179 
1,109,650 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
98 
115 
83 
84 
46 
404 
acres 
73,908 
50,540 
58,528 
84,216 
14,563 
244,657 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,477 
1,967 
1,483 
1,307 
1,379 
5,566 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
404 
462 
392 
349 
346 
1,694 
2 operators 
388 
612 
484 
411 
442 
1,579 
3 operators 
59 
70 
34 
28 
39 
117 
4 operators 
16 
14 
4 
5 
3 
42 
5 or more operators 
8 
3 
1 
6 
4 
34 
Total women operators 
number 
535 
765 
606 
510 
577 
2,084 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
464 
682 
563 
464 
515 
1,782 
2 operators 
29 
40 
20 
17 
25 
98 
3 operators 
1 
1 
1 
4 
4 
26 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
7 
5 or more operators 
2 
" 
- 
" 
- 
" 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
753 
996 
765 
652 
665 
2,893 
Female 
122 
165 
150 
147 
169 
573 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
479 
537 
356 
298 
234 
958 
Other 
396 
624 
559 
501 
600 
2,508 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Wyoming 91 
